On Monday we drove over to our favorite walkabout garden. We forgot that everyone had the day off for Labor Day. When we arrived, we found that the barrier was down preventing us from using the parking lot (at least the staff had a day off), but the garden itself was still open to the general public.
There were dozens and dozens of cars parked outside on our side of the barrier, and on each side of the narrow road leading down to the main road, with more cars arriving only to have to turn around. There wasn’t a spot to be had. We would have had to go a considerable distance to find a place to park, this on the busy main road without a sidewalk. Walking back between parked cars was not an option for us with all the traffic driving by. There was a long, grassy ditch to navigate also. We decided it prudent to turn around and let others enjoy the garden today. The weather was gorgeous!
My collage shows one of the parked cars at the top of the road, where we made a tight u-turn. I saw the message on the car and of course my phone came out. A wonderfully positive message that I added to my collection of positives. I added the word 'love' on the other car to obscure the license plate for privacy. It seemed to fit in with the theme.
We had the sushi for lunch, purchased from our supermarket and made fresh shortly before. Avocado and grated carrots wrapped in seaweed, brown rice with flecks of quinoa, made for a very tasty and quick lunch. It was vegan and as we are adding more meatless dishes these days, it was perfect. Packets of soy sauce, marinated ginger slices and wasabi come with it, and when applied to the sushi, finishes it off nicely. Very tasty! And on that note...
I hope you all had a great Labor Day,
and are having another nice one today.
What a disappointment! But at least you did get a good blog post from the trip, the car with the quote!
ReplyDeleteHi Denise, I love ❤️ the "love your neighbour as yourself" in the second photo. The closest I have ever had to sushi is smoked salmon. I don't have an interest in sushi but I am glad that you enjoyed it ☺️ Thank you for sharing dear friend.
ReplyDeleteAny day with sushi is a great day!
ReplyDeleteToo bad you didn't get to visit the gardens. I probably would have turned around too.
ReplyDeleteIt's quite a shock when you realise that everyone is having a day of leisure!
ReplyDeleteSorry you could not find a close up parking place. I like the message on the car.
ReplyDeleteTake care, enjoy your day!
Despite the disappointment at not finding a parking spot to walk the garden, it seems you made the best of the holiday, Denise. It was thoughtful of you to block the license plate, but actually not necessary. As you know, I share vanity plates in blog posts and learned that it’s OK as the vehicles were all out and about in public. Just sharing in case you also find an amusing one in the future.
ReplyDeleteYou had me at the title of this post!
ReplyDeleteI love vegan sushi. My daughter loves the cucumber makis so much too :-D
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of Sushi..too much rice. I usually just eat the topping.
ReplyDeleteSupermarket sushi is pretty good these days although I got some from an Asian grocery store.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you and Gregg had a good day doing what you enjoy and having good food
ReplyDeleteHugs cecilia
That’s too bad about the garden effectively being closed to you due to parking.
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